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Microsoft makes gains with Bing

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Microsoft Corp's Bing search engine won more market share from rivals last week, according to new industry data released on Wednesday, but still trails Google Inc and Yahoo Inc.
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U.S. wireless providers debate about competition

Amid complaints by smaller competitors that exclusive agreements by dominant wireless phone companies and handset makers hurt competition, AT&T said on Wednesday that competition in the industry is robust and it will increase over time.
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Big banks repay government bailout funds

NEW YORK, June 17 Reuters) - Ten of the largest U.S. banks said on Wednesday they repaid more than $68 billion of taxpayer bailout funds, as they race to extract themselves from government restrictions on pay for top executives.
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U.S. consumer prices confirm inflation in check

U.S. consumer prices rose slightly in May, but over the past 12 months prices registered the biggest drop in nearly 60 years, allaying fears that inflation could threaten prospects for economic recovery.
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Dow, S&P flat; Qualcomm lifts Nasdaq

U.S. stocks were mixed on Wednesday, weighted by a downgrade of 18 banks by Standard and Poor's and a disappointing earnings outlook from economic bellwether FedEx Corp .
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Four companies picked for building new U.S. nuclear reactors: report

Utility companies UniStar Nuclear Energy LLC, NRG Energy Inc., Scana Corp and Southern Co., are likely to be the government's picks for building the next generation of nuclear reactors in the U.S., according to a report from the Wall Street Journal citing interviews to government and energy companies officials as well as reactor vendors.
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Obama urges biggest financial reforms since 1930s

President Barack Obama laid out his vision for recrafting U.S. financial regulation on Wednesday, vowing to halt a cascade of mistakes ... over the course of decades that eroded bank and market oversight.
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Wall Street climbs, led by tech and biotech

Stocks climbed on Wednesday, led by technology and biotech stocks, while declining financial shares reined in the Dow's and S&P's gains after a broad debt ratings downgrade on banks.
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Sirius XM slated to launch iPhone app

Sirius XM Radio subscribers will be able to download software on June 18 that lets the satellite radio service's programing play on Apple Inc's iPhone.
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Watson to go global with $1.75 billion Arrow buy

Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Wednesday that it would buy privately held Arrow Group for $1.75 billion, clinching a long-expected deal by the U.S. generic drugmaker to expand internationally.
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Russia hopes down-to-earth Obama drops Star Wars

Russia hopes U.S. President Barack Obama will not pursue his predecessor's plan to deploy weapons in space but Moscow is ready to respond appropriately to any such moves, a senior Russian general said on Wednesday.
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FedEx sees short-term hard times, worst may be over

Package delivery giant and U.S. economic bellwether FedEx Corp said the next two quarters will be extremely difficult as the recession and higher fuel prices bite into its bottom line, but said the pace of economic decline appears to be slowing.

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